canoun
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcanoun (plural canouns)
- Ecclesiastical regulations; canon law.
- (often in the plural) A law or rule.
- A body of authoritative rules.
- The Canon of the Mass.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “canǒun, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Northern French canoine, from Latin canōnicus; a back-formation from Old English canonic is also possible, though less likely. Some forms are influenced by central Old French chanoine.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcanoun (plural canouns)
Descendants
edit- English: canon
References
edit- “canǒun, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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